Breanna Stewart named master of ceremonies for Onondaga County Special Olympics

North Syracuse, NY -- Cicero-North Syracuse graduate and current UConn Huskies women's basketball player Breanna Stewart was named master of ceremonies for this year's Onondaga County Special Olympics.

The Special Olympics Track & Field Event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 15 at the Cicero-North Syracuse High School Athletic Complex.

About 600 student athletes from Baldwinsville, Central Square, East Syracuse-Minoa, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-Dewitt, Liverpool, North Syracuse, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison counties BOCES, Oswego County BOCES, Phoenix, Pulaski, Solvay and West Genesee School Districts will be competing in track and field events.

Events include the 50 meter, 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter dashes, running long jump, standing broad jump, softball throw and shot put. There will also be adapted events, including walking with and without assistance, as well as, wheelchair races.

Stewart became a local basketball star at Cicero-North Syracuse and now she is a national star at Connecticut.

As a freshman, Stewart led Connecticut to the 2013 title while being named the Final Four's most outstanding player. Stewart, this year's Associated Press' Player of the Year, led Connecticut to the 2014 title.